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.&.&.&.&.& on earth (the planet where i live) a &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& lot of us have antennas on our houses &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& or balconies, we have built large &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& antennas for larger bandwith, we have &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& build specialized antennaes for &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& specific wavelengths (and sent them &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& into orbit), we've built large as fuck &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& antenna arrays &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& we've virtually built an antenna with a &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& dish as large as earth. &.&.&.&..&
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.&.&.&.&.& we've learned about our position in the &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& solar system, our solar systems &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& placement in the galaxy, and our &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& galaxys placement in the local cluster, &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& and »our» local clusters place in the &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& grand scheme of things &.&.&.&.&&
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.&.&.&.&.& and we're moving around the sun at &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& velocity and the suns moving around the &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& center of the galaxy at velocity and &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& the galaxy is moving toward andromeda &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& and we're both moving anticlockwise &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& around the galaxy. and we as a species &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& have learned to take all that in account &.&.&.&.&&
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.&.&.&.&.& and despite all this, despite all our &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& (cliche) beaming of fucking stellar &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& radio programmes out in fucking space &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& at the speed of light (light is our &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& medium! goodspeed you, black emperor!), &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& despite ghosts helping and the &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& collective consciousness lowpass &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& filtering, despite our very obvious &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& beaming of all our secrets in every &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& direction known to us, &.&.&.&..&
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.&.&.&.&.& no . one . has . answered &.&.&.&..&
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.&.&.&.&.& so why is that? &.&.&.&..&
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.&.&.&.&.& most opponents to intelligent life in &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& the universe say it's because you need &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& a class one-or-the-other star and the &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& planet needs to be at a see-and-so &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& distance away from the star (like there &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& has to be a planet!) &.&.&.&.&&
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.&.&.&.&.& but really isn't that keeping the &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& definition of life really lax? &.&.&.&..&
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.&.&.&.&.& i think everyone agrees that we have no &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& idea what we're doing (and it probably &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& shows) &.&.&.&..&
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.&.&.&.&.& i'm gonna go smoke my third cigarette &.&.&.&..&
.&.&.&.&.& this year and try to snatch some beers &.&.&.&.&&
.&.&.&.&.& from the local beer thing &.&.&.&..&
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